Deep learning underlies geographic dataset used in hurricane response

As Hurricane Fiona made landfall as a Category 1 storm in Puerto Rico on Sept. 18,…

Racially segregated communities more vulnerable to toxic-metal air pollution, study finds

For many decades, it’s been known that communities of color are exposed to more air pollution…

Team develops a new method for studying atomic-level ribosome function

Inside tiny cellular machines called ribosomes, chains of genetic material called messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are matched…

Jet lagged plants pave the way to first digital plant

Scientists have made a significant step towards building the world’s first digital plant by developing a…

Gut bacteria are essential for development of social behavior in fish

Microorganisms are essential for normal social development in zebrafish via their influence on pruning of neural…

Anthropologists find new ways female bones are permanently altered after giving birth

Reproduction permanently alters females’ bones in ways not previously known, a team of anthropologists has found.…

New nanoparticle-based sensors can measure residual herbicides in food

Two newly developed, low-cost tests that use nanoparticles to detect chemicals can accurately measure tiny amounts…

Extreme weather events do not lead to policy change, according to new study

This year has been an extraordinary one for the Earth’s climate, for all the wrong reasons:…

Joshua Tree National Park without Joshua trees? The fight is on to protect the beloved plant

The noble saguaro cactus may take the cake for the most globally iconic desert plant in…

Study probes physiological mechanism of treeline formation from carbon allocation

Subalpine larch (Larix chinensis) is an endemic coniferous tree distributed above 3,100 m above sea level…